vgibson81 asked:
I have 3 babies that I take care of and 4 older kids as well, How do I safely disinfect the toys and how often should I do it?
Hank
I have 3 babies that I take care of and 4 older kids as well, How do I safely disinfect the toys and how often should I do it?
Hank
August 22nd, 2006 - 1:34 pm
There are some toys that you can just wash with soap and water; however, there are some toys that you should clean with bleach.
August 25th, 2006 - 3:44 am
Bleach and water.Dry!Disinfected!Every night!
August 27th, 2006 - 9:16 am
soap and water, maybe certain stuff animals in the washer, also in a bucket with half water half bleach let it sit for a min and wipe down also maybe for books try lysol
August 27th, 2006 - 9:44 pm
Hi, Working In A Nursery We Clean Our Toys Every Week.
We Have A Large Basin, Put The Toys In With Boiling Water And Milton Tablets.
At The End Of Every Day Toys Are Wiped Down With Diluted Dettol.
Hope This Helped!
=)
August 29th, 2006 - 5:48 pm
boil them it deoends on how thick the plastic is and cheap
August 31st, 2006 - 7:23 pm
Fill the bath tub with hot water…add bleach. If toys are not water proof use clorox wipes. They rock.
September 2nd, 2006 - 12:20 am
Fill the sink or bathtub with hot water, add bleach (about 1/2 c to a sink full of water, 2-3 cups to the bathtub) and soak the toys in the bleach water for 20-30 minutes, rinse and dry.
September 2nd, 2006 - 2:19 pm
Dreft makes a toy disinfectant spray now. It’s PROVEN safe even if your child chews on the toy. Yet it still gets rid of bacteria.
September 5th, 2006 - 3:29 am
Get a 4 gallon bucket and fill it with water. Then put in i think 2 tablespoons of bleach in the bucket. Put the toys in it and let them soak for 5 mins. Then take them out and let them air dry.
If a child puts toys in their mouth put it in bleach water for 5 mins and then let it air dry. Keep a small bucket out of reach and do it when you see it happen.
NEVER have toys that can’t be washed around toddlers!
September 7th, 2006 - 2:07 am
I agree with the others - water and bleach. But please not every day! Kids need some germs.
September 8th, 2006 - 11:03 am
Definitely use bleach water. One of my teaching classes was about communicable disease and they said we had to use bleach water. You only need about a capful or two for a whole gallon. Don’t make it too strong or it will bleach your clothes or carpets.
Go to the dollar store and get some of the mesh laundry bags, preferably white. These bags have the holes in them so the bleach water gets in, but it makes you get more toys done quicker. Also have a plastic bin for the bleach water.
Lay the toys out on towels to dry. We would put down a couple of shower curtains and then would put some towels on top. They’d be dry the next day.
September 8th, 2006 - 12:15 pm
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